'If I'm going (to jail), I'm going for a reason'

By STAFF REPORTS

Published: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 02:46 PM.

CRESTVIEW - It was a not-so merry Christmas at a Golden Acres Circle household when a man came home drunk, got into a fight with his father, and ended up being charged with misdemeanor battery, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

On Dec. 25 the alleged victim told deputies his son had come from a friend's house drunk and tried to take his car keys. They began struggling and the younger man allegedly said, "I'm sorry, but I'm getting them anyway." The older man received a small cut on his arm during the fight.

The younger man fled on foot, then returned and another argument began. When the younger man learned the Sheriff's Office was on the way, he said, "If I'm going (to jail), I'm going for a reason" and smacked his father in the head.

The younger man admitted to the battle but said he was drunk.

Two witnesses corroborated the father's story.

The younger man has a Jan. 29 court date.

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CRESTVIEW - It was a not-so merry Christmas at a Golden Acres Circle household when a man came home drunk, got into a fight with his father, and ended up being charged with misdemeanor battery, according to an Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

On Dec. 25 the alleged victim told deputies his son had come from a friend's house drunk and tried to take his car keys. They began struggling and the younger man allegedly said, "I'm sorry, but I'm getting them anyway." The older man received a small cut on his arm during the fight.

The younger man fled on foot, then returned and another argument began. When the younger man learned the Sheriff's Office was on the way, he said, "If I'm going (to jail), I'm going for a reason" and smacked his father in the head.